•Why she is my friend: She is constantly with me at home. If I feel sick, she lies next to me until I feel better. She 'talks' to me in cat language.

•Describe in four words: Loving, temperamental, polydactyl, loyal

•Best trait: Her fierce loyalty to me, she is my best friend in good times and bad.

•Personality: She is loving and dedicated but gets mad if I pay too much attention to one of my other cats. She will then sit with her back turned toward me.

•A funny story: My boyfriend and I went shopping one evening. When we returned several hours later, we saw a cat running across the street straight to our car. As the cat got closer, I realized it was Oreo and she jumped straight into my arms. She must have somehow sneaked out the front door of the house as we were leaving. She was happy to be home and we were happy she was safe!

•Likes more than anything: Sitting at the glass patio door watching the squirrels outside eat the peanuts that are thrown onto the patio.

•Any tricks? She can say 'mom' when it is time to go to bed.

•Silly names you call her: Missy, Fingers

•Shows affection by: Pushing the top of her head onto your lips so that you give her kisses.

•Likes to be rubbed: Down her back then she points her rump up in the air. My vet calls this 'having a button.'

•Favorite toy? A black and white stuffed toy that looks just like her.

•Loves this treat: Kitty Kaviar (freeze dried bonito fish).

•Terrified of: Lightning and strangers at the front door.

•Worst habit: Trying to drink milk out of my glass.

•Any health scares? When I rescued her in 2005, she had hookworms and two infected teeth. She was dewormed and the infected teeth were pulled.

•Where does she sleep? Wherever I sleep.

•Strange but true: Oreo has six fingers on each of her front paws, so she is polydactyl.

•Comments: Oreo was dumped at a bed and breakfast in Gettysburg in 2005. We just happened to be staying there, and we offered to take this starving, sick, black and white cat home. She gained 3 pounds in one month after we got her well and settled into her forever home.